Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In keeping with my theme of evaluating the McLeod government and with reference to my report of September 29, 2015, today I will talk about GNWT debt and our borrowing capacity, our inability to borrow due to federally imposed debt limit restricting progressive capital investment from 2000 to 2007 thus leading to the territorial infrastructure deficit we see today.

Arguably, this has curtailed efforts to diversify the NWT economy and tied the territory to an intensely cyclical resource development sector. As a result, it is the 16th and 17th Legislative Assemblies that...

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Welcome to the House, Ms. Stanislaus and Ms. Kaylo. Committee, we are on Industry, Tourism and Investment, page 45 of your capital investments. With that, we will turn it over to general comments.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Ms. Bisaro.

Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs?

Thank you for that. I thank the department. Just a question on commercial space or commercial real estate space right now in the Yellowknife area. For our information, what percentages of vacancy do we have in commercial real estate space? Thank you.

Thank you. So, it’s safe to say that we’ve got $4 million of residual or reserve from last year not spent, potentially $30 million that could be appropriated this year. So for a total of $34 million, is that what we’ll see for this fiscal construction season coming up, or will committee be seeing any type of supplementary to accelerate this quicker? Is that going to be enough money to fulfill the obligation of the contractor to meet obligations on a construction timetable? Thank you.

Committee, we are on pages 24 and 25. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses into the House.

Minister Ramsay, if you would be kind enough to introduce your witnesses to the House, please.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration for the Department of Lands?

Committee, we are on pages 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72, finance and infrastructure services, infrastructure investments, $22.187 million. Mr. Bromley.